G. Ilene Barney Hanley

G. Ilene Hanley was born February 6, 1934, in Greensburg, Kansas, to parents George & Margie (Smith) Barney and passed away September 28, 2014, in Oklahoma City. She was a retired dental assistant who stayed busy with china painting, sewing, and crafts. She was a member of the First Christian Church.

Ilene was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Charles Barney; and son, Michael Hanley. She is survived by her husband, John, of 57 years; her daughter, Nancy & husband Randy Gibson; grandson, Robbie Gibson & wife Renee; granddaughter, Kellie & husband Adam Ferrari; great-granddaughter, Zola Gibson; brothers, Dick Barney and Bob Barney; sister, Sally Beltz; several nieces and nephews; and many other family members and friends.

Graveside services will be 2pm, Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Memorial Park Cemetery.

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We Only Wanted You

They say memories are golden

well maybe that is true.

We never wanted memories,

We only wanted you.

A million times we needed you,

a million times we've cried.

If love alone could have save you

you never would have died.

In life we loved you dearly,

In death we love you still.

In our hearts you hold a place

no one can ever fill.

If tears could build a stairway

and heartache make a lane,

We'd walk the path to heaven

to bring you back again.

Our family chain is broken,

and nothing seems the same.

But as God calls us one by one,

the chain will link again.

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God Saw You Getting Tired

God saw you getting tired

and a cure was not to be,

So he put his arms around you

and whispered, "Come with me."

With tearful eyes we watched you

slowly fade away,

Although we loved you dearly,

we could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,

hard working hands at rest.

God broke our heart to prove to us,

He only takes the best.